St. John’s Students Join Catholic College Peers at United Nations WorkshopEager to learn how to make the world a better place, 20 students from St. John’s University gathered at the United Nations on November 17 with peers from other local Catholic colleges to learn how they can support the U.N.’s Millennium Goals.
The day-long workshop at the U.N. building on Manhattan’s East Side was part of “Empowering Student Leaders 2006-2007,” sponsored by the Lower Hudson Valley Catholic College and University Consortium and the International Catholic Organization.
Along with St. John’s University, the Lower Hudson Valley Catholic College and University Consortium comprises the College of Mount St. Vincent, the College of New Rochelle, Dominican College, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Mount St. Mary College and St. Thomas Aquinas College.
At the workshop, students learned about the U.N.’s goals for world peace and justice, along with ways young people can make those goals a part of their college education.
The program reflects the goals of Catholic higher education in general and St. John’s University in particular. Founded by the Vincentian Fathers in 1870, St. John’s promotes the values of St. Vincent de Paul, who strived to improve the lives of the needy through education and service.
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